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Sunday, December 30, 2012

2012: The Year that Passed

Few more hours we’ll be bidding goodbye to 2012 forever and
embrace the coming of 2013. And before that I would like to reminisce the
events that had happened to me and my family this year.

2012 has given us a lot of ups and downs. This is also the
year that we have to migrate from Iligan City (the place I have come to love
because, I have stayed there more of less for 10 years) to Cagayan de Oro City
because of work transfer.

This year was the most painful year for me and my husband because;
on June 2012 I lost my child before she was even born. She’s our 2nd
bundle of joy, a little girl that I always wanted. But God had taken her away and
made her an angel that will continue to watch over us.

I have come to think that Cagayan de Oro is not a very good
place for us, because this year he welcomed us with sicknesses. Dengue fever
had struck our home on July last week to first week of September and victimized
our house help which we had sent to hospital for confinement. My son’s yaya had
fever as well but I think her resistance was strong enough to fight back the
virus and had recovered right away.I
wasn’t spared because my blood platelet count had dropped below normal for 4
days.

Imagine how scared I was, if my little boy got infected by
dengue virus too? Thank God he was spared.

After the dengue, here comes the varicella zoster virus
which clinched to my husband badly. And of course he will not leave our home
without infecting those who have not experienced it like myself and Xye. Thank
goodness, our son and I had lesser blisters because of the vaccine that we had
unlike my husband who never had the vaccine.

This year for the first time, I had zeroed out my fifteen
(15) days sick leave privilege which had never happened before.

Last month, we brought Xye for a check up to a Child Growth
and Development specialist and he was diagnosed with Global Developmental
Delay. My husband and I cried again because another trial was given to us,but
we have to be strong and had to work hard for our little boy. Aside from the
toddler class that he is attending, Xye is also undergoing Occupational Therapy
and hopefully he will be able to catch up with the rest of the kids his age.

In spite of all the downs that we had, our faith towards Him
will always remain because we know God did everything for a reason and it is up
to us to work it out. We are always thankful for the life He had given to us,
for the people around us and for the work that we have, because hubby and my
present jobs are giving us enough to support our financial needs.

So long 2012! Thank you for the spicy experiences. And
welcome 2013! I hope and pray that the year of the snake will be a better year
for all of us.